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I Have Something to Tell You
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A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his bond with Pete, and his hope for America's future.
Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Pete's groundbreaking presidential campaign. Through Chasten's joyful, witty social media posts, the public gained a behind-the-scenes watch at his animation with Pete on the trail - moments that might have ranged from the mundane to the surprising but that were always heartfelt.
Chasten has overcome a multitude of obstacles to get here. In this moving, uplifting memoir, he recounts his journey to finding acceptance as a gay guy. He recalls his upbringing in rural Michigan, where he knew he was different, where indeed he felt distinct from his father and brothers. He recounts his coming out and how he's healed from revea
The Summer of My Discontent
The Summer of My Discontent is a tapestry of tales delving into existence as a gay teen in a small Midwestern town. Dane is a 16-year-old runaway determined to start a new being of daring, love, and sex - no matter the cost to himself, or others. His behavior bring him to the brink of disaster and only those he sought to prey upon can save him. Among Dane’s new found “friends” are a young male prostitute and the local dignified robber who becomes his despised employer.
The boys of A Better Place are back - Ethan, Nathan, Brendan, and Casper are once again dealing with trouble in Verona, Indiana. Drought and circumstance threaten their existence and they struggle together to conserve themselves from blackmail, financial collapse, and temptation. Brendan must cope with anonymity after being one of the most popular boys in school. Casper must face his own past - the loss of his father and the fate of his abusive brother, who is locked away in the very hospital of horrors from which Brendan escaped. Letters from his brother pressure Casper to question his feelings - is Jason truly a monster or can he change?
Dark, foreboding, and sexy - The Summer of My Discontent Brendan is first stage his college football career at Indiana University in Bloomington, but his connection with his high-school-age boyfriend, Casper, is strained. Brendan knew parting from Casper would be tough, but he didn't count on the temptations of a major Midwestern university. He's surrounded by hot young men and the hottest of them all is his very own teammate and the quarterback of the IU football team, Gabrial Diaddio. Brendan knows he's in trouble the moment his eyes fall on Gabrial. When Gabrial begins to pursue him, Brendan's troubles only deepen and he begins to wonder if he should keep up his long distance partnership with Casper or free himself to explore the sexy, college boys who surround and entice him. Marc is bold, openly same-sex attracted, and still in high school, but when he meets Dorian his confidence in his ability to be himself is shaken. Marc is a skater and soccer jock. Dorian is incredibly sexy and pretty, but he's also stereotypically gay. Marc finds himself drawn to Dorian, but when Marc's team-mates give him a hard time about his new "girlfriend" he has second thoughts. Should he suffer the taunts and ridicule of his teammates or push Some elections are hard...this one is murder! Get ready for excitement, laughs, thrills, and fun! In 10 days she’ll be the first in your face sapphic judge elected in homo-hating Indiana. But someone wants to kill her and her little dog too. The friends from Nacho Mama’s Patio Cafe must put on their large boy panties, get out of Hoosier Daddy, the only gay bar in town, onto the streets and go hunting for the culprit. Thrills, queenly shows, danger, and laughs as the anti-heroes dodge explosions, fire, guns, knives, and terror, seek out the hidden mastermind and sashay to the rescue. You loved Any Summer Sunday at Nacho Mama’s Patio Cafe. Now, the merry band from the small Indiana college town’s drag bar return. It’s an Indiana Election Mystery. Who Plugged the Dyke? Read by the author, this cozy, gay mystery is just the thing to bring a smile to your face and save you guessing all the way to the electrifying climax. Meet P.J. Vernon, Author of Bath Haus In P. J. Vernon‘s Bath Haus, Oliver Park, a recovering addict from Indiana, has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving, wealthy partner in Nathan, a prominent trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and disparate backgrounds, they’ve made a perfect life together. With everything to lose, Oliver shouldn’t be visiting Haus, a gay bathhouse. Inside, he follows a guy into a private room. Everything goes wrong, and Oliver barely escapes with his life. He races residence in full-blown terror as the hand-shaped bruise grows dark on his neck. The truth will annihilate Nathan and everything they have together, so Oliver does the thing he used to do so well: he lies. What follows is a classic runaway-train narrative, full of the exquisite escalations, edge-of-your-seat thrills, and oh-my-god twists. The Fresh York Times called it “[An] adrenaline-soaked pulse-pounder” and O, The Oprah Magazine defined it as “A nightmarish white-knuckler.” PJ recently answered my questions about his hotly anticipated new thriller, Bath Haus. SG: I regard how much pain/fear/scary si
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Who Plugged the Dyke
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